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a committee composed Of tho following
nanGd prominen. gentlemen OF St. Glars,
willie, Thomas l:n'ph, chairman; J. i.
l.oHgloy, nrc:rtary; b. NJ. Davies, Mayor;
ST. Clair Kelly, l., DAni0rd, Robert Alex.
andcF, D.. K. Mitchell aud a. q. DArrah,
appointed at public meeting held thprs
April Il, haze gotten ont " Gircuiar nd.
dressed To ll.e people o! belmont county,
appealing to those who escaped the cy.
clones fury To help their stricken roirE-
bots repNir or rebuild their desolA,rd
homcH. They call attention to tho iucl
thnt many ara in deatituto circumstances
and denervc assistance; also that "moat Of
our people who are fbIc and aiways will.
ing E:gcts hH0 nnhunqi, some OF th0n
h''Hily, @no Tan not DO expected to aceist
;hrir ntiShbma."
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SUPERINTENDENT ANDEHsoS's REPORT.
Superintendent W. n. Anderson prc.
senleh his rePor! Of The sehools for tho
month OF Mach. Tho following Is IN nb.
sirICt:
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ABOUT PEOPLE.
Strangers In the City and Wheeling Folk.
Abroad.

Strangers In the City and Wheeling Folk.
Abroad.
Mr. ". Z. TinHle is again here from
Louisville.
Aliss Gussie Armstrong, OF Woodsfeld,
Monroe county, registered AT the SIamm
yesterday.
Mrs.. Mary Altman, OF Wichita, Kansas
who formerly lived hero, is confined tc
her room az the Stamm House, whore abe
ia G:oppiug At present, by illness. She
han been aicS ior over Il week.
Pfol. VIM. D. Cabuli, Of the Norwood
Institute, Washington, D. G., was in the
city yesterday, brought here by the de.
strrCtion Of WALNUT Grows, Martins
Ferry, in which be ig Interested. Las,
evenias ho ran up 10 Washington, Pa. to
visit friends. Prof. Cabeil staada high at
the Nalioaa! Cspital as an educator.
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McCaull's Opera Comiquo Company
PACKED the Opera House lnBt night With II
brilliant audience Hnd gaze tho inyorile
BLACK llus5ar" in capital style. 1t was
AZ evening Of iuu and good muaic delight
fn!iy rendered. Tho solos Of Miss Aida
NsreuG aud Mss kiGtie Cheatham were
giving Sith charming el'rCt. This ,xceI.
lent cump3Dy can III! the Open House "a
otter as 1t may bn billed iIeto. 1t IL prob
able ,la. it Will ill two da!e3 IN Wheel.
iDr next heaAOn.
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The Lyceum Of the Fourth Street NJ. +.
church wa la!gsly attended lHat evening.
The uugic was tire, iijau Enehsimer'u
piano so!o being highly appreciated, az
was as0 DR.. Mi.IiSnR'B Coruct colo, aad
Mtfs Phllips ss2R to the delight Of all.
Mgj,r Lee gave SONS excellent readings
Ircn Spencer and tho pastor u the church
talked upon Egyptian l!in. Everything
pgtsnd of pleasantly. On Thursday even
ibg next, Miss Fila D!lioa viii give reel
t6lIonu from "MACbotG."
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COMMISSIONERS, SALE,
SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS, Sl1E
~ OF OLD GRANT HOUSE" + 0l,S Sai'H
ln INC Maa'e!fas Court OF Wheeling.
Joseph Woodmausec's EXECUTORS and o,,o.o
Louis Woolmansce and o,hcrs

'D'Ntu"lsSe NnQ Others,
In GhancuSy.
ny virtue OF The authority vested In ,h.,, IL. .
ueefte entered by the said Court In Inc %Snyo ." ~,
spccisl commss ISL MrT' d 1871 the undersigned
AZ ING front door Of the Court H"msS o oT I'M.
county, thH same being the North ruiT.nc, T.; ~" w
htsha., hh;ita a IN the city OF Whrr!lN 10 H.
commencing at 10 O'Clock ~ ~, 'T Htii,
estate, that Is 10 say: ' '''e 'o''oWlns real
ran,t 40 ~ on The southeast corner OF Mat, and
nor ~ TaSiS - ~ % 20 on the h0uthwrst cor,
y! aentn ana Market streets: and IAIT x" i;u
toMlihR Oh the West s!t!e of Market srcn,
iiS hatd Lot ~ on the south. said nv %!oit;
& ic Tn ogCS wsSStwardy from Market stree; sroWt
VII oilcr said properly In s, m r,x "sutSlstSl
inus'nent VIII cause tho same 10 seIl mo-, Nr G1I
70 sn ~ ST thsis trust They viii ye said IH;s
Iuce Inc ~ iar, re way That VIII cause them 10 PRO-
Wnoe They viii o!!cr the north Or ~ rs
~ Fotitlls II ltet on Marker tirrt u,,H VI .us
lot y SSS so MI' G. issSt AND Nc msnie1 q
Muaate parcels and they will sell ssi Ia, ~, tt, IN
wnp,S OF u separate parcels, whichever wav ,hc~
Nr" III" sanS Inc Hss price therefor TSSe lois
us stables formerly stood, ThNr 49, mNUhE ma
ocM IN No hoAtt Of the city, Au ar" m,n G1sVJ
n m ,vMIisabc III The cIls OF WhrrIinr VIC
monsv M, Ir ne S,HMahk1onSihifd OF The purchase
may elect 10 pay. III cash on thn tIr iHES!Set
Mia ,., t!.eeol III two equal Iustallnruts nav
aaV e Of sss sp IN one and two ycNs from ifc
ra;nhS ar NAH interest thereon from thai day
mh esotishle rnmiSsoy notes 10 Tho VF,cr NJ %r
muSSGntd for me deferred isisRIncnt, =" t 'C
10 BE- TsSn Saey and me title to ,he properly sold
h nts money, and tho interest ihWt mSv nccr,,S
Ae'eon, @ lutthc: security therefor, '' ''N''"''
W.p. HUBBARD,
a. } CLARKE
ALFRED CALDWELL,
ITv n,, ~, spfc!al Commissioners,
l"r ' vTn, 40 sei!,y That Gond nnd security HSy"
l"iFeH by Inv ma by Aa.4 decree Of SIic, ~
Arm, I, 1857 l. Al. DARkAll, Clerk.
Anl'.
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Mis- D;llon'a evening c!aal in elocu,;ou
10 crowded tho parl9w a. loo Fifteenth,
mrcet that ronma hGyn been occurred nj ,kn
LindlY institute, u Is very uiso on tbo
part q th05G interested IN OrhI0ry, Iloru.
ton md general culture 10 avail them.
ue!vs' Of tits cpp0rtnnty to oS;nin tho in.
HtrnCion 0! one 80 eminent in the profcg.
mon No MiHa Dillon. It iyGucrllain shout
Wheeling being nblo TO hold her here, Oh
Rhe haa s!srady had very ina oiiarH Tor
next yenr. Only the uncertainty Of hur
fathers health las kept her lure until tho
prrlrnt. Clas7 mNt.G TnesuNy'n and Fri.
dGy'a ut $50 r. NJ. NJ Linsly Inat,u,e.
Saturday clatB nj lOO Fifteenth atrout at 10
A. y. unit! further notice.
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tha+. Se"maa Makes TN Affidavit
STATE OF West VIRGINIA,
OVIn (touS.rv q G

= -. ONO County, s.
On this :lct day OF April, a. D., 1887,
before me, I. NJ. Garvin, i Notnry Pablo,
within and for the county and Stare sforc.
hald personally .ap?eErUd Charles Neu.
man, who being by ne first duly aworn
according to law sHys: Tina. stgtomen,
nsade by W. II. Davis and published in
the lSTELLidEScEH, April 2lst, 1887, in
whIch he SHyn. "Oae man was summoned
Tor asked by Neuman) to go up aud serve
on tho jury" is not IIne. did not gay q
word to any OF the juFymen before o,
alter tue tr.%I. q. NEuMAN.
swol to and subscribed before me, the
day aad ye"r frs. above written.
T. NJ. GARvlx,
Notary Public in and Tor Ohio County
West Virginia.
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We have for sale several lypo,writer,
including tho Remington, tho Crandall
aud the Hammond. Thusn mHchines have
boon ihSon III exchange for tho mNtclllcsa
CnlgrHph, and will bu sold chuap. Writers
Tor rent and for sale on monthly install.
mthsH. Call on or Hddreua for GirGulNts
EDWARD l.. Ro0E Il Co.,
hh Twelfth atrrut.
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We have Just received q full line OF
SPRING UlERCOATlNGS, and are in
daily receipt OF the latest Novelties in
Spring Suilings.
Also, on hand o handsome line of Neck.
wear aud Gcntlemen's Furnishing Goods.
c. HESS u SONS,
No. 1921 Mnrket Street.
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GRAND EXCURSION
~ Pittsburgh vim tho Baltimore " Ohio
SMmnnY, Anil IL lNN1

On tho above date tho st. Alphousus
Society, accompanied by the Opera House
Bind, viii 20 to Pittahurph via the Dal.i-
morn X Ohio 70 NttUnL tho dedication OF
81. Josenh'a church. Fare for tho round
trlnSl 30. Train will leave Wheeling at
h:.N A. NJ
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WE have introduced n new system OF
sailing Watches on the iEytailmcnt pInn
whereby yOu Cln secure watch at once
~ easy payments. Chill and Investigate.
JACOB ". HRUBB, Jeweler,
Cor. Twelfth and Market Sis.
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ONE WEEK ONLY!

For the benefit OF our many patrons
we have rented the room formerly Occu.
pied by Martin Thornloh's Restaurant,
and will continue for one week only Is
dispose OF the balance OF our stock Mt
prices lower than ever.
WHEELING CLOTHING CO.,
1926 Market Street.
J. BKILLES. Manager.
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81 hnvo used Darbys rrophylactic Fluid
extensively US disintectNnt and deodorl.
yer, and find it an admirable preparation
Whenever there arc o:srn8ivc drcharges
IRON wounds, Hbeesses, etc, it is wonder.
iu in its action. consider it the best
preparation know Nc a garglo in diphthe-
rio or uCarlct fever"
j. CnEswElL LEWIS, N. D.,
VIVIAN philGdelnhiA.
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reports sent In IRON the German Dspart-
ment shows that the enrolment during
the month waa $40; since September LIST
the enrolment has been ST.. The mum.
Der enrolled during last month we're
divided into Al classes; the number OF
pupils Of German parentage was lG7; the
number Of pupils Of other than German
parentage, 152; four teachers were EN-.
ployed at q salary Of $50 each.
Superintendent Anderson further re.
ported that a comparison OF the report
Tor the month Of March 1885, showed An
increase Of l2S In the enrolment for the
month, and an fncreasc OF 1856 In the
average daily attendance, notwithstand.
ing loss OF Il In the enrollmentin Wash.
ington district, and Of 90 In tho daily at.
tendance. He also reported that II. II.
Pendleton having removed from the dis.
trict vacancy existed In the examining
committed. This report was ordered
filed. 1,05
Library STATISTICS.
Accompanying this report was TINT Of
Librarian Wilson for the month OF March.
The total circulation WAS 1856 volumes,
All average Of 207 per day. In tho reading
room the circulation was 495 volumes.
The amount received from fines was $40.
The annual report Of Librarian Wilson
~aa taken up and read. An inventory
Of the property Of tho Library was
given; there are 1910 feet Of book
shelving and $3.50 volumes on the
shelves. The number OF books in the
Library, April 8, 1885, was S,305; there
were added during the year 732 volumes,
making total Of 0.037 volumes. The
number Of volumes that wore out during
the year was POI, and the number
missing, 7, leaving $500 volumes on the
shelves April, 3, 1857. During tho year
JAS volumes we're rebound. The clrcula-
ton for homo use during the year was
$500 volumes; in 1856 1t was 400, vol.
umcs, showing decreaae the past year OF
5,07l. The number OF books read in the
reading room during the year was 500
volumes; ID the previous year 3,503 vol
uines were read, showing decrease OF
{, S54 volumes. n.
These decreases are accounted Tor by tho
Librarian as owing to the fact that the
Library Was clossd for nearly two months
in order that extensive repairs might be
medo. The report waa filed.
On motion Of DR.. John Dickey, the
SALARY Of Clerk Hall was raised to $50 per
month, the same IS paid tho former
Clerk, but which was reduced to 800 per
annum when Mr.. Hall WAS elected, few
months since.
Mr.. Harrell explained that boys had
broken into Washington districts old
building, and that they were liable to aet
fire to tho building. He asked that au.
thority bo given to hire Waterman to
stay in the building at night, 80 as to guard
the building from destruction by fire ard
to keep people from congregatiug in the
building for immoral purposes. PERMITS
sion to hire Waterman was granted.
The Board ordered, on motion OF DR..
Dickey, the purchase OF seven charts Of
the human body, at cost Of $50 so, to be
used in the study OF physiology.
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GEO. NJ. SHOOK Is co.
DRESS GOODS!

Our third ls:ock Of Spring and Summer Dress
Goods is now open. We desire TO call especial at.
tent!on TO these which In connection with our other
complete lines, make this department. the most at,
trac:ivc rs regards SIZE, STYLE AND PRICE, to
be found in the city. Trimmings 10 match every.
thing
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SIC no iighte8t and HHtGt gantlemen'a
Rhoss made. We have them in G. D. and
Il. within, in narrow and vide toe, Rlgo
On WauktUphHHt last. Aud allNougll
CDat;ng tr,iie more than mHuy Vi TIA
cheap Bhocs in tho market, Gro much
cheaper, wear GOHpidcicd.
], ". hMnK,
lIi3 Main ai.rt.
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STOCK OF CLOTHING

in the STATE, before buying and that see Ours;
Every description Of CLOTHING for Man. Boy or Child
in all the Popular Fine and Fashionable Materials carved out
lin shapes and most attractive styles The trimmings
making 1nishal are customke And i'll every Of them
will see that expressive and exclusive grace has won
for us the acknowledged leadership in FINE CLOTHING
Regulation Base Ball Outfit consisting Bat Ball. Can and
e ana an International Pictorial ite with every Boys
Chlds Suit.
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Ole Gntellfrgetreea::.
oNIco. Nos. 20 and 81 fourteenth Street.


For Ealc-Thrtc Lots In the Eighth Ward.
For Sale-Walnut Trees
Auction Sale OF Island 1ots-WF. Hogc & Bro.
Sill B0oming-JameSa ColCc-lfanauer,
Hhtc Mountain Ice Cream Ffeezen-Scsbftt &
bro.
FOR Cincinnati Steamer Louis A. Shirley.
Bake Day-h. II. List. Druggist.
We sell the Best Made Clothing In Wheellng-D.
Guud!ing 4 Co.-Foutth page.
Public Sale Of Real Estate-W. X. Rinchart.
Straightforward Dealing IL the Highest Business
Intelligence 81. Gutnln l. Co.-Fourth page.
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WAsuISogoS, L, o., April 2o-For Wea,
Virginia and Weslern tennsylvaniatEraat
eniag weather and rain, essl TO south
winds, slightly colder by Saturday.
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\ EALED PROPOSALS..

~
tendcut Of lilo West Vlrkinlt rullrn'lnry GntIl /.
O'Clock meridian on Iuc,dHy, Arfl a. las1, for Ihr
labor Of about seventy 10y C0nIIGlE fur term d
IRON lrGn 70 Dye years; tho labor 10 he furnished
when contract In entered Into. The iUaTd It1rIIrg
ITO flfht 70 teiec. aHy Or eli BID.
ny order Of The board Of Directors.
apply .. J. I. BURLKY, SrC'y,
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Bnsr PLACES in The city 10 spend M after.
noon for pleasure and information, Bnso
Bah Exchange.
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AS reported by Christian Schnepi, drug.
gst, Opera House corner, yesterday:
: Az. 9A.v. - Sr.N. TEX
II 80 GI TO- IS
MrAthGr-fu!r.
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IT, locking ior Sewing Machine don't
iHii to Ere tho neE No. Wheeler Il Viii
hon, ut Inat'G, corner Main md Eeyanth
Hteu;B.
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WIcKHAM Il Co, invite tho public 10 in
sspect their Base Ball Exchange, No. llGO
Maln street. which 10 now in full opera
ton every day. Open 10 A. NJ.
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A"ndn,, dpri -. INH..
IN tho AhD.o date (AH ST. AIpagaaHa
FoCicly, accompanied by the Opera liouas
Band, will 80 to i'iit3Dnr&lI vim Iho Halti.
more IL Oh1 10 HILcnI tn" dedication Of
81, ,loecpiI'J cLuIch. Fare ior .Ec round
lrip 81 80 Train will leave Wheeling NJ
$50 AN.
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STRAIGHTFORWARD DEALING
rs THE
Highest Business ; Intelligence 6

+ 4
All These are the words Of worldamed merchant. We
have said much ourselves the effect that there's moth
ling left but to admire the erse and excellent language in which
anhonorabe and mareousy successful business puts the
familiar sentiment There's nothing like getting at the very
root Of things Words abbreviated often stand right
ones way If you look again that crisp and shining sentence
you'll see from keen and fertile mind 1t the break
ling through the shell Of familiar speech and getting to
1.-The kernel As rule the keenest expression Of thought the
product Of who studes labors works better example
lis rarely met,
Straightforward Dealing is The Highest Business Intelligence
lpays to tell the truth Clothing has become famous
through that Our prices THE LOWEST our methods
THE 5HIGHEST. The colossal business we did last year
proves that And proves this Our large purchases enable
buy close and immense sales make easy for us to
the benefit Of cheap buying In progressive ideas
we recognize equal in this Sate-becaue have none
and present stock proves the claim Its hardly the thing
say buy from us but this much say and to- See
the Cheapest the Greatest the Most Varied the Most Com
plete the Most Customlike the Finest and Grandest
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WASTED-A HOME IN A GOOD
~ family for bright boy niue years old,
Address, "AOi," care Iniellgeucer Office.
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GthSD l!AtUli~iUN

lyEHrnoDY y aael with the B!sn Ball
ENGEnnEr.
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MA TE DAN EXPERIENCED
w Manager for West Virginia on Arplcton's
CEcio, o! American Biography, Addrs, j. s,
SfiEMEi. Gcnl Agent, slhmm House, WEGelin !,
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NnIvEa ;h'nI away, il what st. Jacohu
U!I DOS with rhcunht!Gm and neuralgia.
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FOlt RENT,

'oK EENT-THE STORE-R00ISi, NAM ITn
SSinc SsF tlSFm amer HSS"IS Son.
ASAUERs ISL M sISES'n s.rSc, EnqureME
stand. A'"scnSn" nIe
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WANTED,

| "ASTED-COOk-A GOOD COOK
w can find htcady employment ut No. Gi
! Fourteenth street anlI
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WANT AGENTS IN YOUR COUNTY
TX 70 sell my new goods. SIS per week salary,
tlt'on. Rare chance. Address with stamp ior
terms, +: Nj. WEAVER, l9JS. Division street, BuI.
~. -. =. InrIT
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III" total enrolment since September
lat has been 6.O2O. a summary OF the
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BatSuinu in Dry Goodu at S. Good 4 Cos
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A CHEAPER BUILDING,
WHAT TIE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Decldos on for Washington District In
Pines Of the $4,000 One Last
Nights Regular NIseting-The
Various ItepOrts Considered.

The Board Of Education met in regular
monthly session last night at Ia rooms In
the Public Library building. There was
a good attendance Of members, the only
absentoes being Mesars. Miller, shater,
Waterhouse, WhaIty aud White, Of Wash.
ington, D. G., Commissioner from Wash.
ington district. The Board was in resslon
for nearly two hours and q large part Of
that time was devoted to considering the
question OF building a new SCHOOL house In
Washington diatrict, the cos. OF which when
completed and furnished would b. be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The Board
came to tho conclusion TINT to order the
erection Of auch building would be more
than the Taxpayers would be likely to
submit to quietly, and the Commi!teo on
Buildings and Grounds WAS accordingly
inatructed to arrange for building, the
cost Of which ahall not DO over S25 900.
The first thing taken up attor President
Pipes had called the Board to order and
the minutes had been read. was unhnish.
ed business in tho shape Of tho report OF
tho Committee on Buildings and Grounds,
reporting tho receiving OF bids Tor the
building Of q new school house in Wash
ington aub.district, In accordance with the
plans prepared by Architect Wells, and
recommending TINT the bid Of Klevis,
KRAFT i %. DO adopted. Their bid was
s3i 600, subject to rednctions amounting
to $40 80. The committee recommended
that payments be mado as follows: De.
cember, 1887, $40, 500; December, 1883,
$4,000; and the balance in December,
1889. This report was presented to the
Board at q special meeting held April Z.
! AT that time there WAS spirited discus.
sion participated IN by nearly everyone
present, but nothing waa done excsp! to
POSTPONE action till last nights regular
meeting.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-28

Monday afternoon Mr.. ID. l.. Bowlin,
who did retail grocery business in Cen
tire Market Square, made an assignment
TO Charles r. Smith. The liabilities are
about $1,000 to s., 500, and the assets, il
is estimated, will almost if not entirely
equal the debts. The preferred creditors
are as follows, after the expenses of the
trust have been paid and 5000 exempted
as allowed by law: A promissory note for
SSD0, with interest, payable to Emma T.
Bowlin, dated November -, 1887; prom
issory note for 5000, payable TO W. II.
Rinehart; note for $3.50, payable to
Joseph Speidel 4 Co.; 1851 due Joseph
Speidel .; Co. for merchandise; Exchange
Bank a note for 49, same, note Tor S34
Stewart and Ward $57 on an open account;
Nicholas Schulz, $55.2l; Flsccus Bros,
Sll.5l; A. C. Egerter, S2l.96; H. F. Beh-
rens, ST. 80; d. N. Campbell, $3.45; P.
Bachman, 1872; S. II. Bell, Sl9; Neill &
Ellingham, SIS rs; George Hashley & Son,
So. As; Grimm & Conway, $33. 25; J. F.
Thornburg, $i460; Wilson & German,
1883; J. R. Fullen, $26.O6; and
if anything is left after the payment OF
these accounts and debts, the balance is to
he devoted TO payment OF all other claims
against said Bowlin, in full if possible, and
if not sufficient to pay them in full, then
DT0 rata.
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At ChapIine street Church.

The usual CHRISTMAS treat was given the
Sunday School children Of the Chapiine
Street II. f. Church last e"ening. a
Stage had been erected in The eastern end
of he church aud upoa it one Of the most
ENJOYABLE entertainments ever given III the
church occurred, and to All audience that
filled every available bit of seating aud
standing room i'll the auditorium, while
many were compelled To leave, being I'M
able to get in at ALL Santa Claus was
there iu all his glory, and he had one OF
the finest, prettiest, most heavily laden
Christmas trees that it had ever been the
lnt Of those present to see. Mr.. Harry
Godfrey, who il an old baud at playing
Santa Claus, oficiated aud he kept the
audience in good humOr the whole time
he occupied i'll distributing the burdens OF
the tree, aud many young hearts, and
older ones as well, were made hIppy Last
evening. 1t was an occasion that VIII not
soon be forgotten.